NA-253 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM) won with 96,973 votes, beating Syed Faisal Raza Abidi (PPP) by 49,872.
About this result
Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-253 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 96,973 of the 152,843 votes counted (63.4%). Syed Faisal Raza Abidi of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 49,872 votes behind. 18 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-253 Karachi was won by Asad Ullah Bhutto (MMA), so the seat changed hands.
NA-253 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-253 Karachi in 2008?
Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM) won with 96,973 votes (63.4%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-253 in 2008?
49,872 votes. Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi received 96,973 votes and Syed Faisal Raza Abidi (PPP) received 47,101.
How many candidates contested NA-253 in 2008?
18 candidates, who received 152,843 votes between them.
Who won NA-253 Karachi in 2002?
Asad Ullah Bhutto (MMA) with 28,840 votes.